uncrown

[ uhn-kroun ]

/ ʌnˈkraʊn /

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verb (used with object)

to deprive or divest of a crown.

to reduce from dignity or preeminence.

RELATED WORDS

dismiss, impeach, overthrow, unseat, demote, dethrone, depose, transport, eject, subvert, cashier, upset, displace, bounce, break, chuck, degrade, downgrade, can, unmake

Nearby words

uncritical, uncritically, uncross, uncrossed, uncrowded, uncrown, uncrowned, unctad, unction, unctious, unctuarium

Origin of uncrown

First recorded in 1250–1300, uncrown is from the Middle English word uncrounen. See un-², crown

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for uncrown

He must first uncrown Christ, before he can touch one jewel in the purchased diadems of His people!
The Hart and the Water-Brooks;|John R. Macduff
My sov'reign's brow is yet uncrown'd, His head unwetted by the holy oil, He is not yet a King.
The Life of Friedrich Schiller|Thomas Carlyle
So it is with all the holy things of God: if I dethrone them they will uncrown me.
My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year|John Henry Jowett